Do Cory's Cross Breed?

[xanthianacid]

Just wondering as I have several different types in a few tanks.
Thanks in advance

 

[sally2]

Just wondering as I have several different types in a few tanks.
Thanks in advance

I also would be very interested- I have panda bronze and albino.

Thanks

 

[AlexAndCarmen]

I'm not saying they can't, because I don't know. But I have 3 different species in my tank, and although they all get excited when breeding, only the same species breed with each other. Suppose in a lab it's possible, not sure in nature.

 

[Phoenixfish]

also sally i think albinos are infertil but this may be my mind reprcating bull sh*t so get some more oppions

 

[Teelie]

Albinos aren't infertile. Some species can/do crossbreed but it doesn't happen very often and if they do produce viable fry, those are often sterile. If the eggs did hatch most people say destroy them or not sell them but that's a nasty discussion I won't go into about the "evils" of hybrids in the aquarium.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Note however that albinos can breed with bronzes and that this does not count as cross-breeding, as they are the same species.